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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Secretary General during the time Suu Kyi was working for the United Nations?
(a) Javier Perez de Cuellar.
(b) Kurt Waldheim.
(c) Dag Hammerskjold.
(d) U Thant.

2. What was the Burmese government's initial approach toward Suu Kyi and her supporters mentioned in Josef Silverstein's essay?
(a) The government collected dossiers on Suu Kyi and her supporters.
(b) The government warned people to stay away from her rallies.
(c) The government monitored Suu Kyi's movements.
(d) They disregarded the events because they thought the movement would not take hold in Burma.

3. What was the Nobel Peace Prize committee's comments on the 1991 election in Burma?
(a) There should be a re-count of the ballots.
(b) Some of the populace was denied their vote at the polling place.
(c) That the election was unfair.
(d) The military regime had ignored the election results.

4. According to Ma Than E, what became a preoccupation when Suu Kyi accompanied her mother to New Delhi?
(a) Buddhist practices.
(b) The theories of government.
(c) Reading.
(d) Political struggles.

5. How do Ann Pasternak Slater and Suu Kyi know each other as adults?
(a) They are neighbors.
(b) Their husbands are colleagues.
(c) They encounter each other at conferences.
(d) They collaborate on political treatise.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's speech on December 3, 1988, what are Suu Kyi's beliefs about democracy in Burma?

2. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to

3. What organization is holding the event that Suu Kyi wants people to act upon her request?

4. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, when was the occasion to address human rights violations to occur?

5. In her essay, how does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Suu Kyi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after Aung San Suu Kyi submitted her written agreement to stand for election in May 1990?

2. What does Suu Kyi suggest in her open letter dated September 26,1988?

3. In a speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, how does Suu Kyi respond to the knowledge that people are afraid?

4. What is the parallel Suu Kyi draws between Burma's health and gaining democracy?

5. What were the implications of Suu Kyi discussing life expectancy in Burma in her speech on December 13, 1988?

6. How did Ann Pasternak Slater first meet Aung San Suu Kyi?

7. In Ma Than E's essay, what are her recollections about Aung San Suu Kyi' s childhood?

8. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question what she thought would happen after the elections, if there were elections?

9. What was the conclusion of Aung San Suu Kyi's written agreement to stand for election in May 1990?

10. What was Josef Silverstein's response to how Aung San Suu Kyi could become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in a matter of weeks?

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